Shirt holder



F JONES SHIRT HOLDER Filed Deo. 21, 1936 40 accomplished. in the present invention in a very 2. A shirt having a placket facing secured by 40 i Patented Mar. 22, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHIRT HOLDER Frank Jones, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application December 21, 19,36, Serial No. 116,902

3 Claims. (Cl. 2-117) The principal objects of this invention are t cured a loop 6 formed of a length of elastic cord overcome the discomfort, inconvenience and unpreferably of the flat multiple strand type, the sightliness of mens apparel in having the shirt ends 'l of which are sewn diagonally across by front creased or pushed upwardly under the vest the stitching 3 and 4. The doubled portion of 5 so that it becomes not only uncomfortable but the loop is suspended centrally of the width of 5 unsightly and to provide on mens shirts a verf,r the placket facing and the lower end thereof is simple and inexpensive fastener which may be formed into a closed loop by a binding member 8.

optionally utilized and which will be inconspicu- This loop member is adapted to be passed ous when used or entirely hidden when not in through the button-hole in the placket immel0 use as a fastening element. diately therebelow and stretched downwardly to l0 The principal feature of the invention consists embrace the top button 9 of the trousers lll. in securing on the inner side of the placket of a This at elastic loop when placed over the trouser shirt front a looped elastic member adapted to button iits flatly over the top of the trouser band be extended through a button-hole of a shirt and thus holds the trouser band close into the and to be anchored upon abutton of the trousers. shirt and the elastic tension of the stretched 15 In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a loop member 6 exerts a constant downward pull perspective view of a shirt showing the front upon the placket facing so that when the person placket open disclosing the arrangement on the sits down, no matter how many times the operainner side thereof of my improved fastener. tion may be repeated or how he may shift his Q Figure 2 is a full size elevational detail showposture in the chair in which he is sitting, the 20 ing a portion of the waistband of the trousers elastic tension of the loop will keep the shirt and the placket of the shirt in wearing position, from being worked upwardly so that there will the improved fastener member being shown in not be an excess amount of material worked up dotted lines as when not in use. toward the collar. Figure 3 is an elevational view similar to It is found in practice that a fastening loop 25 Figure 2 showing the fastener member extended such as described maintains the shirt front in through a button-hole of the shirt placket and a proper relation at all times which not only enanchored upon the upper trouser button. hances the appearance, but ensures comfort.

Figure 4 is an elevational view from the inside The device is extremely simple and inexpensive of the placket showing the elastic fastening loop and will be always available for use. 30

and the manner of securing same in position. What I claim as my invention is:-

The comfort and appearance of mens wearing 1. In a shirt having a placket front provided apparel is almost universally detrimentally afwith button-holes and parallel rows of stitches v fected when wearing a vest by the front of the extending either side of said holes, an elastic fasshirt working up through the physical movements tener element arranged upon the inner side of the 35 of the body in changing from a standing to a placket and secured by said parallel rows of sitting position and` it is extremely desirable that stitches and having a free end adapted to be exsome provision be made for holding the shirt tended through one of the button-holes and sefrom this upward creeping action. This` hasbeen cured to the trousers.

simple and desirable manner. dual rows of stitches to the shirt body, and a In the usual construction of a soft front shirt loop of elastic material having its ends secured the placket facing l is formed of a strip of on the inner side of the shirt by said rows of fabric having the edges turned in and stitched stitches with the loop arranged between the rows to the hem edge of the shirt body 2 with two of stitching. 45 longitudinal lines of stitching 3 and 4 spaced 3. A shirt having a placket facing secured by inwardly from each longitudinal edge of the faca pair of vertical spaced apart rows of stitches, ng a length of elastic cord formed into a loop and Buttonholes are spaced throughout the length having itsV ends caught and held by the said of the facing l midway between the rows of spaced rows of stitches extending diagonally 50 stitching 3 and 4. Y thereacross.

On the inner side of the shirt at a short dis- FRANK JONES. tance below one of the lower button-holes is se- 

